Prison Book Program

Analysis

Prison Book Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Quincy, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Prison Book Program reported income of $324k and spending of $285k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $680k to $324k (-52%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Prison Book Program sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Trenches Inc ($324k), Greater St Cloud Public Safety Foundation ($324k) and Ohio Right to Life Society Inc Educational Fund ($324k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $735k against liabilities of $7,205, net assets of $728k.